ARTIST'S STATEMENT

Frank is a self-taught artist that has been working in glass since 1982. His fused glass wall art development is abstract in style and is influenced by the vibrant colors and positive energy of nature with a whimsical Caribbean theme. His technique begins with arranging colored glass mixed with dichroic then fired in a kiln. He then mounts the fused glass piece 2 inches above metal polished to match the glass design. The result is a striking wall art piece that reflects light and has “movement” and “energy when viewed at different angles and intensities of light.From 1995 - 2005 he taught his techniques of stained glass at the Continuing Education Program at McNeese State University in both Beginners and Intermediate stained glass.

His first significant stained glass project was creating the 14 Stations of the Cross at St. Mary of the Lake Parish in Big Lake in 1993. Since then, his work has been found in over 35 churches, hospitals, restaurants, and both public and private collections.A graduate of St. Louis High School, Lake Charles, in 1978, he began working as a carpenter and soon became a home building contractor. He began to work on historic restoration projects and started making custom art glass doors and windows. Many of his doors are installed in other states are giving him national notoriety.

As an Independent artist who travels and participates in art shows, I would be remiss if I did not acknowledge the one person in my life who has always been there for me.

For 35 years now, my wife Eva has been behind the scenes doing work that not many see. She is my business manager who does anything and everything to make this venture such a success. Accounting, planning, and organizing my time, making sure I eat properly and take my health supplements, booking hotel rooms, laundry, Novena's to St. Joseph, and making sure I do not forget anything, and the list goes on and on.Yes, folks, behind every good man, a woman is rolling her eyes.

Thank You, Sweetheart